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Trump to receive ‘Stupid’ gong at climate awards ceremony

A part glitzy, part tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony will be held tonight at Edinburgh Filmhouse cinema in recognition of the contributions of various Scottish individuals and organisations to the fight against…

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Climate saints and sinners named at the Not Stupid awards

A glitzy awards ceremony will be held this Saturday (21 March 2009) at Edinburgh Filmhouse to recognise the contributions of various Scottish individuals and organisations to the fight against climate…

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Briefing: Responding to Recession – a Green Stimulus?

Tomorrow (Wed 18th March) John Swinney is expected to outline the Scottish Government’s plans for economic stimulus – including green measures – at the National Economic Forum. Friends of the…

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Life size fruit and veg return unwanted packaging to supermarkets

At a time when we’re all feeling the effects of the credit crunch, local Friends of the Earth Scotland volunteers and shoppers, fed-up with excess packaging, are to target stores…

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Penguins march on Holyrood

A colony of penguins accompanied by their friends will today march to Parliament to meet with Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change. They will be joined on…

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Penguins move Antarctic to Holyrood to save humans

Holyrood will today be visited by a group of penguins who have brought a chunk of their dwindling habitat with them in a bid to save the humans from climate…

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Lord Turner to set out vision for tackling climate change in Scotland

Lord Turner, Chair of both the Government’s Committee on Climate Change and the Financial Services Authority (FSA), will address a packed house at the University of Edinburgh’s McEwan Hall on…

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Budget response: Extra warm homes cash dwarfed by fuel poverty crisis

The promised additional £15 million on home energy efficiency announced today forms a first tentative step towards solving Scotland’s fuel poverty crisis. However, we are concerned that this funding may…

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Economy, Energy and Tourism committee report on National Planning Framework – FoES comment

We are particularly encouraged by its recommendation that the Scottish Government considers including a nationwide energy demand reduction, efficiency and renewable heat initiative as a national development. Such a programme…

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